COVID-19 Federal Relief

COVID-19 Federal Relief

What It Means For Massage Therapists

Thank you to the nearly 70,000 massage therapists, along with our families, friends, clients and patients who joined AMTA’s outreach last week to urge Congress to provide relief for our industry and the millions of other small businesses and self-employed Americans that are being devastated by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Our collective voices have helped educate Congress about the impact of COVID-19 on massage therapists, massage establishments, and massage schools and was part of the impetus for Congress to take additional action and address this crisis.

Emergency Relief for Distressed Businesses

In addition, the package includes $500 billion in emergency relief to distressed businesses, as well as states and municipalities, flexibility for local businesses to team up with local banks, and commonsense safeguards against misuse. Learn more here.

Financial and Tax Relief

The package also provides financial relief for workers, families and small businesses, including: